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Here Is How The New iOS Update Improves Privacy

Here Is How The New iOS Update Improves Privacy

May 12, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Targeted advertising has become a mainstay of life on the web these days. You do a search on Amazon for say, exercise bikes, and then, just about every other website you visit will show you ads relating to your recent search. It's almost scary how good the ad targeting is. If you're not a fan, there's good news. Apple has...

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New Android Malware Called FluBot Is Stealing Passwords

New Android Malware Called FluBot Is Stealing Passwords

May 11, 2021BlogNo Comments »

There's a new malware threat you need to be aware of, and it recently made its way onto the UK's National Cyber Security Centre's radar. Called FluBot, it is designed to steal information including passwords and banking particulars. There are a couple of interesting aspects about this threat that are noteworthy. First, it is currently being spread exclusively via text...

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4G Internet Is Headed To The Moon

4G Internet Is Headed To The Moon

NASA has big ambitions to put 4G internet on the moon, and has tasked Nokia with turning their dream into a reality. It seems like the next logical step, really, since 4G has basically conquered planet earth. It can even be found on offshore oil rigs and atop Mount Everest, but the moon? It's actually not as crazy as it...

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Hackers Delivering And Hiding Malware While Undetected

Hackers Delivering And Hiding Malware While Undetected

Last year, Google made some important changes to their Chrome browser in a bid to increase user security. Among these changes was to default to "HTTPS" in the browser in an attempt to reduce the number of "man in the middle" and similar types of attacks. Their strategy worked. Other companies adopted Google's approach and HTTPS became the new standard...

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Ficker Malware Tricks People To Get Their Passwords

Ficker Malware Tricks People To Get Their Passwords

Jiri Kropac, the head of ESET's Threat Detection Labs, recently reported a new malware campaign to be aware of. This one is a bit different in terms of methodology. Hackers most commonly employ emails utilizing various social engineering tricks in an attempt to lure unsuspecting recipients into clicking malicious links or downloading poisoned files. In this instance, however, the hackers...

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New Devices May Not Use Default Passwords

New Devices May Not Use Default Passwords

You know how, when you buy a new router to set up a home network, it comes with a default password like 'Admin,' which you have to remember to change? If you don't, you run the risk of having your new network breached with ease. Good news, that's a step closer to going away. There's a move afoot by legislators...

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Hackers Might Guess Your Passwords Easier Than You Thought

Hackers Might Guess Your Passwords Easier Than You Thought

Password security has long been a thorn in the side of IT Security Professionals. It's easy enough to understand why. Passwords are inconvenient from the perspective of users, which is why they tend to keep them as simple as possible, so they can remember them. On the other hand, IT Security staff keeps warning users that if they use passwords...

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Latest Windows 10 Update Replaces Edge Legacy With Chromium Edge

Latest Windows 10 Update Replaces Edge Legacy With Chromium Edge

It's no secret that Microsoft has struggled where web browsers are concerned. Internet Explorer was basically a security-riddled disaster and was eventually retired for that very reason. The company's next attempt was Microsoft Edge, but unfortunately, it never gained much traction in the market and the company never did a lot with it. What they did do, however, was rather...

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Update Adobe Now For Several Critical Security Updates

Update Adobe Now For Several Critical Security Updates

Adobe continues to work at a feverish pace to address critical security vulnerabilities in its product line. Their most recent patch addresses a total of ten security flaws across the following four products: Photoshop Adobe Digital Editions Adobe Bridge RoboHelp Of the ten flaws addressed by the latest patch, seven are rated as being Critical in their severity as they...

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Security Is Top Priority In Latest Chrome Build

Security Is Top Priority In Latest Chrome Build

Back in February, Google began experimenting with a new feature that defaulted all URLs to use "https:" rather than the less secure "http:." While defaulting to the secure socket layer isn't ironclad protection for 'netizins, it's certainly a step in the right direction, which is why Google recently promoted the change out of the canary builds and into the mainstream....

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